PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santu Avisu Kona (ranked 1976 p4p, 677 weight class) and Keith Bishop (ranked 220 p4p, 87 weight class). Keith Bishop has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Avisu Kona
vs
Bishop

195 cm
30
262
16 - 5 - 0

200 cm
38
250
24 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Core Combat
Altitude Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santu Avisu Kona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Avisu Kona has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bishop throws a good cross that connects.
Bishop takes a swing at Avisu Kona's ribcage but misses.

Bishop tries to keep at a distance but Avisu Kona has taken the fight into the clinch.
Avisu Kona blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Bishop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bishop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bishop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avisu Kona moves away.
Avisu Kona is looking for a counter combo.

Avisu Kona closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Avisu Kona avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Bishop lands a body punch.
Avisu Kona tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Avisu Kona back against the cage.
Avisu Kona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Avisu Kona controls the action.
I was talking to Avisu Kona's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bishop takes a shot to the head.
Avisu Kona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Avisu Kona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Avisu Kona blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Avisu Kona lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Avisu Kona.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bishop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bishop checks a low kick from Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Avisu Kona takes one on the button.
Bishop throws a jab but it's blocked by Avisu Kona.

Avisu Kona has taken the fight to the clinch.
Avisu Kona takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bishop lands with a short shot to the head.

Bishop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avisu Kona. Bishop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Avisu Kona lands a nice shot that snaps Bishop's head back.
Avisu Kona wants to clinch up but Bishop keeps it at a distance.
Avisu Kona just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Avisu Kona finds it's target.

It looks like Keith Bishop has been cut.
Avisu Kona ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bishop moves away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bishop takes a swing at Avisu Kona's ribcage but misses.
Bishop is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avisu Kona tries to clinch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop tries to land a front kick but Avisu Kona steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Avisu Kona throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bishop's head.
Nice body kick from Bishop.
Bishop is looking to chop away at Avisu Kona's legs.
Bishop takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bishop blocks a head kick by Avisu Kona.
Bishop takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Avisu Kona takes one on the button.
Bishop fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Avisu Kona is out of range.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop misses with a low kick.

Avisu Kona gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Avisu Kona misses with a body punch.
Bishop stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Bishop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Avisu Kona sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Bishop does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avisu Kona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bishop steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bishop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Bishop as he checks the leg kick.
Jab, jab by Bishop - just one landing.
Bishop misses with a low kick as Avisu Kona jumps back.
Avisu Kona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Bishop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Avisu Kona steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Avisu Kona is looking to slow Bishop down with leg kicks.
Bishop fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Avisu Kona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Avisu Kona blocks the leg kick.
A big right from Avisu Kona misses.
Avisu Kona is looking to wear down Bishop with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice defenses there by Bishop.
Avisu Kona on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bishop thuds his shin into the meat of Avisu Kona's side.
Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Avisu Kona moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bishop.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick lands for Bishop.
Bishop throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Avisu Kona looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Avisu Kona on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Avisu Kona closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bishop goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bishop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bishop tried to score with a low kick but Avisu Kona checks it.
Bishop connects with a good right hand that stumbles Avisu Kona. Avisu Kona circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Avisu Kona drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Avisu Kona steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bishop. That one must have hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona lands a lovely overhand right.
Avisu Kona swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Bishop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keith Bishop's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
Keith Bishop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Avisu Kona lands a nice shot to the body.
Avisu Kona throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bishop looks to score with a jab to the body but Avisu Kona is just out of range.
Bishop scores with a leg kick.
Avisu Kona wants to clinch.
Bishop thuds his right hand into Avisu Kona's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avisu Kona closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bishop. That's going to slow Avisu Kona down.
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bishop with a jab.
Avisu Kona misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avisu Kona misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Bishop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Avisu Kona sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bishop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Avisu Kona takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Avisu Kona instigates a clinch.
Avisu Kona tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Bishop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bishop looks to land a body kick but Avisu Kona moved away.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Avisu Kona misses with a wild combination.
Avisu Kona will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Avisu Kona takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bishop defending well as Avisu Kona loads up on a big left hand.
Avisu Kona pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Avisu Kona misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop defending well as Avisu Kona loads up on a big left hand.
Avisu Kona misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Bishop - just one landing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Avisu Kona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bishop.
Bishop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Avisu Kona throws out the jab.
Avisu Kona tries a head kick but it misses.
Bishop lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Avisu Kona.
Bishop connects with a solid leg kick.
Bishop throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bishop scores with a leg kick.
Avisu Kona throws a nice inside leg kick.
Avisu Kona takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bishop. Avisu Kona shrugs it off though.
Bishop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Avisu Kona at a distance.
Bishop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bishop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bishop scores with a nice strike.
Avisu Kona misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good leg kick by Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Avisu Kona lands the left hand.
Avisu Kona gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Avisu Kona blocks a head kick by Bishop.
Bishop sizes up Avisu Kona with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick misses from Avisu Kona.
Bishop closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Avisu Kona.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bishop.
Bishop throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Avisu Kona has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bishop.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avisu Kona takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bishop scores with a crisp jab that stopped Avisu Kona in his tracks.
Bishop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Avisu Kona misses with a leg kick.
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Avisu Kona is out of range.
Avisu Kona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Avisu Kona looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Decent striking displayed by Avisu Kona there.
Bishop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Avisu Kona takes one to the side of the head.
Avisu Kona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bishop circles away quickly and effectively.
Bishop lands a jab to the nose.
A lazy left from Bishop finds it's target.
Bishop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick from Bishop, right into the meat of the thigh.
Avisu Kona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Bishop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Avisu Kona slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Bishop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keith Bishop's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Avisu Kona lands with a nice body kick.
Avisu Kona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Avisu Kona throws the kick towards the body but Bishop avoids it.
Bishop throws out a counter right but Avisu Kona avoids it with no problem.
Avisu Kona moves out of range of the body kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bishop in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Avisu Kona looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Bishop unleashes a big counter combination but Avisu Kona bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bishop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Avisu Kona's head backwards.
Avisu Kona takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Avisu Kona missing with a left hand there. Bishop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch lands to the side of Bishop 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Avisu Kona just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop moves away from the strike by Avisu Kona.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop pushes Avisu Kona away with a front kick.
Avisu Kona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bishop lands with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Avisu Kona 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Avisu Kona.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws out a powerful jab.

Avisu Kona is rocked!
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avisu Kona.
Bishop throws a series of punches but Avisu Kona moves out of range.
Avisu Kona is looking to counter the offense by Bishop and move into the clinch.
Avisu Kona is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Avisu Kona needs to keep his hands up - Bishop had a free shot at his head there.
Oh Avisu Kona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Avisu Kona takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bishop circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Avisu Kona drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Bishop follows Avisu Kona to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Bishop!
Keith Bishop decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Santu Avisu Kona stepped up to the mic, saying 'I would like my opponent to be tested by USADA please!!!'.